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Prodigy, 21, about to become doctor
WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- Rock star Bono has a new tactic in his campaign to Make Poverty History -- doctoring Wikipedia entries for people he wants to influence.
The group's first target is Rep. Jim Nussle, R-Iowa, the Des Moines Register reported. The group added a sentence to Nussle's bio in Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia:
"As Chairman of the House Budget Committee, Congressman Nussle and Iowa also have an incredible opportunity to influence and save lives in Africa and the world's poorest countries by fully funding the fight against global AIDS and extreme poverty."
The group evidently hopes that pointing out his chance to help will affect Nussle's budget proposals.
"We're not partisan," said a spokeswoman, Meighan Stone. "We're ready to work with anyone who wants to help Africa."
Congressional representatives' entries appear to get regular editing -- sometimes making them look better, sometimes making them look worse.
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